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Constitutional Act [2 records]

Record 1 2015-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Legislature (Constitutional Law)
OBS

Constitutional Act: expression reproduced from Law Terminology with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pouvoir législatif (Droit constitutionnel)
OBS

Acte constitutionnel : expression reproduite de Law Terminology avec l'autorisation du Bureau des Nations Unies à Genève.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Poder legislativo (Derecho constitucional)
OBS

Decreto-ley relativo a materias propias de una Constitución.

OBS

acta: sustantivo femenino que comienza por /a/ tónica. Obligatoriamente el artículo femenino "la" toma la forma "el" cuando se antepone inmediatamente a "acta". Si entre ambos se interpone otro elemento, se conserva el artículo "la": "la última acta". Los adjetivos referidos a este sustantivo exigen la concordancia en femenino: "el acta constitutiva".

OBS

Acta Constitucional: expresión reproducida de Law Terminology con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2012-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Laws and Legal Documents
  • Constitutional Law
DEF

A specific constitutional act passed by a legislative body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lois et documents juridiques
  • Droit constitutionnel
DEF

Loi spécifique édictée par une assemblée législative et non l'ensemble des règles constitutionnelles.

OBS

statut constitutionnel : Le substantif «statut» [...] ne se dit au sens de «loi» qu'en parlant de la Grande-Bretagne et, par extension, des autres monarchies constitutionnelles de langue anglaise du Commonwealth.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Leyes y documentos jurídicos
  • Derecho constitucional
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